Form and Line-up Mexico
Mexico did not win their first match with Rafa Márquez in sole charge. They had to come from behind against Colombia after conceding in the ninth minute, and only Gilberto Mora's goal in the 62nd minute saved them from defeat.
Key numbers:
- Mexico conceded no more than one goal in 9 of their last 10 matches in all competitions
- Mexico are unbeaten in nine consecutive friendlies (six wins, three draws)
- Mexico had at least 13 shots in 8 of their previous 10 matches in all competitions
Probable Mexico line-up (4-3-3): Raúl Rangel, Jesús Gallardo, Johan Vásquez, Israel Reyes, Jorge Sánchez, Luis Chávez, Érik Lira, Gilberto Mora, Hirving Lozano, Armando González, Roberto Alvarado
Absentees: Raúl Jiménez (injured)
Form and Line-up Peru
Peru have only one striker of comparable quality — Gianluca Lapadula. The former AC Milan forward has been scoring freely in Peru's Liga 1 — six goals in 10 matches. He also scored Peru's only goal against the United States (1:4). Mano Menezes is pinning his hopes on him, but he needs to work on goalkeeper Pedro Gallese's mental resilience after Gallese made mistakes against the Americans and received the lowest rating in the team. Or will the Brazilian select another goalkeeper — Matías Córdova or Diego Romero?
Key numbers:
- Over 2.5 goals landed in six of Peru's last nine matches in all competitions
- One team scored at least two goals in each of Peru's previous seven matches
- Peru failed to win 8 of their last 10 matches in all competitions
Probable Peru line-up (4-2-3-1): Pedro Gallese, Oliver Sonne, Miguel Araujo, Renzo Garcés, Marcos López, Wilder Cartagena, Yoshimar Yotún, Piero Magallanes, Jairo Vélez, Jhonny Vidales, Gianluca Lapadula
Absentees: Christofer Gonzáles, José Rivera, Kenji Cabrera (injured)
